To-day's Advertisements.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1901.
Intimations.
EYE SIGHT.
Mr. N. LAZARUS,
MR.GP. CHATER invites the Owners Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta,
may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 16, Queen's Road Cenimi, (R. HOUGHTON & Co.) (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL). Business hours:-9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
and Agents of Lots on the Praya front- ing the Sea situate in the Wanchai District, from ARSENAL STREET 10 CAUSEWAY BAY, to meet him at the Chamber of Commerce Room in the CITY HALL, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th April, at 3, to consider the pro- posals embodied in his correspondence with the Goverment recently published for a Re- clamation of the foreshore within the limits A diseases affecting those advancing in life
above mentioned, and to pass a Resolution on the subject
Hongkong, toth April, 1901.
PERSEVERANCE.
GREAT proportion of cataracts and
accur to those having some deficiency in the construction of the eyes-the many years of [3cEye Strain Lending in serious foms of disease. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight.
LONGE OF
HONGKONG, No. 1,165. REGULAR MEETING of the above LODGE will be held in the FREEMA SONS' HALL, Zetland Street, on TUESDAY, the 16th instant, at 5 for 5.30 p.m. precisely, Visiting Brethren are cordially invited to attend.
Hongkong, oth, April, 1901. DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR SWATOW..
"HE Company's Steamship-
THE
"THALES,"
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Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above Port, TO-MORROW, the 11th instant, at Noon.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
DOUGLAS LÁPRAIK & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, 10th April, 1001.
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA VIA AMOY, HE Company's Steamship
THE
"ESMERALDA,"
Captain G. T. Blaxland, will be despatched as
FRIDAY, the on
above
at $ P.M..
12th instant,
This Steamer has Superior Accommodation for Passengers and is fitted with the Electric Light.
A Doctor is carried.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 10th April, 1901.
₤409c
THE CHINA AND MANILA STEAM- SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED,
-FOR MANILA,
THE Company's Steamship
"PERLA,"
Captain R. W. Almond, will be despatched as on MONDAY, the 15th instant,
above at 5 P.M.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together; any of these symptoma indi- ing Glasses only to correct and cure, cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir. Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES only after testing the sight.
ADVICE FREE.
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE PLAGUE AT CAPETOWN. LONDON, April 8th.
Up to the present 449 cases of plagud have accurred at Capetown, including 83 Euro- peans.
130 deaths have been recorded.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.
SHORTLY before the sailing of the Ophir, from Portsmouth, with the Dake and Duchess of Cornwall and York on board, orders were issued requiring the ship's company of the Ophir to be vaccinated. A portion of the civilian fire- and as the rest of the firemen sympathised with men on board refused to comply with this order, them in this stand, all were disinissed. Their pinces were afterwards. filled by firemen from the Naval Dept at Portsmouth,
The Boers are again active in CE beg. to call the attention of our readers to
Colony,
The seventh New Zealand Contingent has embarked at Wellington for South Africa.
THE MARSEILLES STRIKE. The Marseilles dockers have resumed work.
an advertisement appearing in our columns re a meeting to be fell on the 17th inst. in, the City all at 3 pm, of the owners and agents of Lots on the Praya fronting the Arsenal Street to Causeway Bay to consider sea, situate in the Wanchai district, from
the proposals embodied in the Hon. G. P. Chater's corespondence with the Government THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION. for a reclamation of the foreshore within the Preparations for an advance of the Somali-limits mentioned above and to pass a resolution
on the subject. land expedition against the Mad Mullah are proceeding rapidly..
LATER.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA, Colonel Plumer's force is now a day's march from Petersburg, Scheeper's, con- A. S. WATSON &. Comando captured 3 Lancers and Colonials twenty miles north of Aberdeen on Saturday
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841
THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS
ΟΥ
ÆRATED WATERS
IN THE FAR EAST.
THE MOST PERFECT SYSTEM
OF FILTRATION
of the Water is employed, guaranteering
ABSOLUTE PURITY, which is confirmed by repeated
reports of the
last.
THE VISIT OF THE ITALIAN SQUADRON TO TOULON, The Italian Squadron met with a grand receptionat Toulep.
··LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Malay Mail of the 1st inst. says-Mr. Wise is not expected to visit Kuala Lipis. On the arrival of Mr. Hugh Clifford, CM.G., Mr. Wise will probably return to the Western Coast via Singapore. I hear that there is no truth in the rumour that Mr. bilan Residency in the same way as the late Wise might be confirmed in the Negh Sen-
Mr. Arthur Butler was mado Resident of Pahang. It is now said that either Mr. Con- way Bellied or Mr. Hewitt will be appointed to the Negri Sembilan. The former-almost for certain.
A CORRESPONDENT writes to the Pinang Gazette-Much discussion has taken place this week owing to a new by-law having been
Tilt French Mail of the 11th March was passed by the P. C. C. Committee regarding
delived in London on the 9th instant.
Handy, is expected to leave for Wei-hai-wei ILM.5. Goliath, accompanied by the destroyer
on Saturday next,
Houses are said to be so scarce in Seremban at present that no sooner does anybody begin
to build one than a tenant comes forward, with a year's advance of rent in order to engage it. H.M.5. Aurora left yesterday for Singapore to meet the Duke and Duchess of York and will be followed by the Arethusa, Linnet and
cricket. It states that if a tamby fields for any player and makes a catch he will be with a similar amount. The public in general credited with 50 cents and the player debited
fail to see what fine point in the game this rule is intended to develop. Report says it ching. Would that the Committee could pass a by-law that would affect certain players in this respect.
is meant to make the tambies keener in cat-
EARL ROBERTS says the Rangoon `Timer, has accepted the dedication of the grand March "The Victors' Return," composed by Mon-
AT THE MAGISTRAQY.
STEALING A TÁP, Tse Gan, for theft of a water-iap was to-day sentenced to a month's hard labour.
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FIGHTING IN THE MARKET.
Market a fine place for a fight. Mr. Hazeland Lam Kit and Li Tsoi thought the Central didn't, and fined them three dollars apiece.›
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OPIUM:
THE CONCERT AT THE SOLDIER'S, AND SAILOR'S HOME.
A concert was given last evening at the above Home, in aid of the funds, Although all the principal seats were taken, owing. attendance was poor, which was to be regretted. to the inclement state of the weather, the The Hon. J. Keswick was in the chair and was ably supported by the Hon. F. H. May, and the Rev. C. Bone. The Concert Room, which is otherwise the sleeping room of numerous sailors every evening, was tastefully decorated
Mat Yau, for being unlawfully in possession of 564 lacks of raw opium was sentenced by Mr. | with tags, and plants, and had a pleasing ap- Hazchand to a fine of $100 or two mpaths' gaol. pearence. The Hon. J. J. Keswick made a short opening speech, stating for what purpose the concert was organised, and mentioned a fer facts regarding the Homes Amongst those present we noticed Commodore and Mrs. Powell and party, Mr. D. Cillies, Miss and Mr. G. C. Anderson, Mr. W., J. Gres. son and some naval officers.
JUNK MASTERS FINED,
Four junk masters were fined three dollars each for failing to exhibit a light on their vessels. P.C. Mellardy was responsible for the useful lesson taught them.
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THEFT.
Li Lam coveted Chin Ping's three baskets, valued at seventy cents, and his yearning for them overpowered his sense of honesty. Mr. Hazeland gave him a week in Mr. May's charge in which to ponder and repent
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GAMBLING,
Mr. E. Danenberg opened the programme. by a pianoforte Sola Fantasia on English Airs Albion" which was tastefully and skillfully rendered. Songs by Mrs. Hagen Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Dow followed. Special mention must be made of the Violin, Zither and Piano trio by Mrs. Kelly, Messrs Graca, and Galluni and the excellent Violin solo in the second part by that king of violin players Mr. Graca, He is well known as a violin player of no nean ability, Gambling on the public road cost Wong and last night he quite excelled himself in his ther with the loss of his gambling appliances. Tak three dollars or fourteen days' hard, toge art. The trio was much appreciated by the audience, Mrs. Kolly's playing of the zither evoking loud applause. This is an instrument which is seldom if ever heard in the Colony, which is a pity we think, and and we soon hope 1 hear Mrs. Kelly perform on it again. Airs. Hagen sang her two songs in her usual finished style and was loudly applauded. Mrs. Hamilton, although quite new to the Hongkong audiences, gave a pleasing rendering of her songs La Serenata and Freischütz." She seemed a little nervous in her first song, but Two humorous recitations were given by Mr. was heard to much advantage in the last one. Kessick R.N. which created much amusement, as did the flon. F. H. May's Irish Stories.
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OBSTRUCTIONS.
The placing of two baskets of vegetables on the roadway near Fedder's Wharf cost Lai Shu $2.
-P.C. 113, Fred Last, charged a couple of boat: men with obstructing the steps apposite Sai Wo Lane. One said he was only taking in They were fined five dollars or fourteen days cargo and the other had an excuse ready, eacli. The same constable brought up two other men for obstructing the Bank Wharf steps, who were fined three dollars each.
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A FELONY THAT FAILED.
Ng Sam, who entered a matshed in Des Voeux Road, with the intention of committing a felony, was to day sentenced to three weeks' hard labour despite the fact that he stated he was "only passing along."
WATCHMAN FINED,
HIGHEST EXPERT AUTHORITIES | Rosario. The warships now at Singapore are sieur E. Stradiot, late Director of the Band of him two blows on the head with a truncheon |
WATERS Manufactured by us are acknowledged by the principal English makers to be EQUAL TO THOSE OF THEIR OWN PRO.
The Attention of Passengers is directed to the Excellent Accommodation provided by this Steamer. She is fitted throughout with the Electric Light and is supplied with a Refrigera-DUCTION. ting Chamber.
A Doctor is carried.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers, Hongkong, 10th April, 1901.
THE OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
LIMITED.
1399
Manufactured under EXPERT ENGLISH SUPERVISION.
FOR FOOCHOW VIA SWATOW AND Special Terms to large consumers.
ΑΜΟΥ.
HE Company's Steamship
THE
ANPING MARU,"
Captain S. Atsumi, will be despatched for the above Port, on WEDNESDAY, the 24thinstant, at Daylight
For Freight or Passage, apply to
THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, Agents Hongkong, 10th April, toer
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. S.S. "LOWTHER CASTLE,"
FROM NEW YORK.
“ONSIGNEES of Cargo are Hereby notified that the Hongkong Cargo by above steamer was transhipped a Singapore and arrived yes. terday by the S.S. "CHELYDRA."
All Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained..
No Claims will be admitted after the Gouds
have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after the 19th instant, will be subject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th instant, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 19th instant, at 3 P.M. No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & Co., LIMITED, Agents.
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Hongkong, roth April, 1901. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND
SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship
"CHELYDRA," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods will be delivered from alongside.
Cargo impeding the discharge or remaining op board afte: NOON, the 12th instant, will be landed at Consignees risk and expense into Godowns at East Point.
No Fire Insurance will be effected... Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Managers.
Hongkong, roth April, 100.
WAN TE D.
THREE or FOUR Lads
to SELL the
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
LIBERAL COMMISSION"
PAID.
Apply Personally at
THIS OFFICE. Hongkong, 11th January, 19or,
A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED, HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
DEATH.
On Saturday, 30th March, at 9, Passir Panjang Road, Singapore, ONG CHIT Neo, the beloved wife of Yeo Hong Ghee. Aged 78 years. R.I.P.
the Pigmy and Algerint.
17 has been decided that the various postal issues of each' State of the Australian com monwealth will remain unchanged until the new Federal stamps are ready for issue, which may take twelve months or more. THE notorious Dr. Tanner, the Nationalist M. P., was stated, on the 23rd of February to be in a dying condition in London. He attended the opening of Parliament against his doctors onders, and shortly after was confined to his | bed.
H. E. the Governor of Madras. The March is composed for three distinct bands-fanfares, military band and full orchestra-and is of a most striking and elaborate character. It is a and the great difficulty will be to secure suffi thoroughly original and scholarly composition cient performers locally to do it adequate bound in leather, with gold lettering, has been justice. A copy of the full score, beautifully prepared for presentation to Earl Roberts, and will be despatched to flis Lordship. MR. R. M. Little, the Resident of Labuan, has just been on tour on the mainland of British North Borneo opposite that island. He visited the Padas River which forms the northern boundary of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's concession of 20,000 acres, inspected last year by a Ceylon expert, and pronounced most suitable for the cultivation of india-rubber vines, But the apparent want want of local labour appears to have deterred further action. Where a similar difficulty-exists on the north The following, says the Daily Chronicle, is and east coasts of Borneo, the tobacco planters copied from the label of a bottle of kummel :-import Javanese labour at a cost of $40 per "This fine aromatical liquor of cumin being the coalie. The expense of procuring labour head, of which some $20 is recoverable from. carefullst distillated by me from exquisite green in Ceylon is said to be much the same. cumin must be recommended at the best as an excellent and savoory hygienical middle."
IN a cricket match between elevens represent ing the S. R. C. and R. C. C., on Saturday, says the Straits Tiges, die Recreation Club won by 13 suns. [Evidently the R. C. C. must have had a touch of the sun to suffer such an ulier solar eclipse-Ed., H.K. T.]
Nam Clin, District Watchman, was charged before Mr. Hazeland with assaulting Un Tong, a coolie. Complainant stated defendant struck and took him to No. 7 Police Station on a charge of creating a disturbance. After hear. ing the evidence Mr. Hazeland fined the watchman $25 or one month.
The concert was brought to a conclusion shortly after I p.m. by the audience singing. "God save the King The different accom Paniments were ably played by Mr. G. Grimble and Mr. Galluzzi. Below we give the Pro- gramme, which was subjected to some slight alterations.
PROGRAMME.
PART FIRST.
Fantasia on English)
Aira "Albion,"
Mr. E. Danenberg.
1.-Pianoforte Salo,
2.-Song
3-Trio (Viofix, Zither and Piano)......
Mr. Graca and Mrs Kelly.
Sir J. Benedict, "In Sweet September, ".....lcpe Temple.
Alra. Hager
Mr. Kick, H.,
Longata," Mrs. Halton. "Meditation." Air. Dow.
4.- Recitation............Selected.. 5. Song 6.-Song. 7.-Song (with Violin
Accompaniment),
8.- Violin Solo...
-Song,......
Gounod.
**La Serenata," Mrs. Kelly.
...Braga,
Interval of ten mutes,
ONLY PASSING ALONG.
ing sugar valued at about eight dollars. along," had a basket in his possession contain Wong Fo Yeung, who "was only passing
Chinese Constable 162 evidently suspected him of having an abnormally sweet tooth and 10.-Recitation.... as he failed to account for his sear, brought-Songe- him before Mr. Hateland. The sugar coat-Recitation,.. him Sto..
13. -SOPEN, 14- Recitalien......
DRUNKS.
TART AFCOMD.
Selected...... Mr. Grica ..Madrigal..... Mr. Hazen. ...rh Story.. Hun. F. H. May.
Freischuft,... - Mrs. Hamilton. .......Selected....... Mr. Kessick, N. "Resoluties," ((a) Florian's Song.",
Mrs. Kelly.
Irish Story... Hon. P... Stay.
Webet.
Godard,
Newark, had a spres in Ship Street last night song....I'll Sing the Song of Araby," Cheery,
John Hogan a machinist on the U. S. S and contributed $5 to the revenue this morning for being drunk and disorderly,
Newark, was sentenced to a fine of five dollars James Nowberg, a stoker on the U. S. S. or fourteen days' imprisonment for behaving in Road Eest a disorderly manner whilst drunk in Queen's
Str. Dow
"riod save the King,"
LABUAN NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondeul.)
LABUAN, 26th March. On the 19th March the Sarawak sleamer Lerna Doone, of the coasting mail service of H. H. the Rajah, called at Labuan on her voy- Lam Sum Tin, describing himself as a brokerage from Kuching to Mookaton and Limbang
dollars retiled matters, and Lam departed a drunk and disorderly in Queen's Road. Five who had been paying an official visit to Sarawak. of 17 Wellington Street, pleaded guilty to being for the purpose of landing H. B. M's. Consul,
wiser and poorer man. L. S. T. was perfectly sober when we employed him as office boy, How he has fallen from grace-t--And a broker
The Hongkong Celegraph,
Celegraph Tanjong Pagar along the five-foat way. What divided attentions of the young swain, herned too!! Dear, dear!!!
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1901.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Seizure of the "Lorna Doone." The seizure of the s. s. Lorna Doone, belonging to the Rajah, of Sarawak, by the officials of the British North Borneo Government, a related by our Labuan Correspondent, certainly reads more like an incident from one of GILVERT and SUL- LIVIN'S operas than a plain tale of latter day fact. To. seize a steamer because she happens to be carrying a couple of tins of opium, entered on her manifest as through cargo and untampered with, is about: as unreasonable an act as one could well ex- pect, even from Chartered Company. We presume, however, that Rajah BROOKE will not allow the matter to rest but will report the facts of the case to the-High Commissioner for Borneo.
had two chests and two tins of opium consigned Amongst her general cargo for Limbang she to the opium farmer of Limbang, shipped in the usual way under Bill of lading and mani- fested for the latter port. This opium was stowed, in the steamer's cabin and visible to everyone.
THE Daily Mail recently gave details of a THE inspectors of the Sanitary Department,in love with the same lad (says the Daily Mail), duel at Naples between two girls. Both were says the Straits Times, deserve much credit and as neither would give way voluntarily they for their success in clearing the verandahs. It determined to fight a duel for the purpose of is practicable now to walk, from Rochore to who in to receive un a pity we cannot do the same in Hongkong! We shall be obliged if any subscriber on receiving his paper late or irregularly will write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of delivery, etc., and forward the Wrapper to the deadly wound. After several minutes the elder threw night soil down a drain in Wellington the Government agent in $500. The declared
with daggers, the two opponents, accompanied by several girl friends, who acted as seconds, proceeded to the appointed place of meeting. At a given signal the two girls rushed at each other like furies, doing their best. to indict a girl, Angiolina, fell to the ground, pierced through the breast. The younger received but three wounds, and was discharged from the hospital, to which she and her adversary were
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NUISANCES.
Chai Lok, a cook of Gage Street, made use of the side channel as a handy dumping ground for refust. It cost him five dollars. Tang Yau Street at a similar cost.
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UNLAWFUL WHISTLING.
obtains a search warrant, seizes the oplum and The Labuan opium farmer hears thereof, has the captain arrested and lodged in gaol.. Late at night he was released on the bail of
value of opium in the manifest was $3,400. No attempt whatever was made to conceal smug- gle or land it, and the police officer making the
Queen's Road Central. Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., L, 50 The wrapper will enable us to check the delivery coolies. Tuz Rev. W. Buckland, from experiments on there being no hope of her recovery.
carried. The elder is on the point of dean, thought music had charms to attract passengers,ng and told the opium was through cargo from
toads in holes of nalije limestone and sand- stone covered with glass, finds that while lime- stane preserved them alive, sandstone killed them. His conclusion is that unless a toad imprisoned in a stone gets a little afrit cannot live a year, and unless it gets food it cannot live two years.
Tnx Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals
:
Anon ...... Rev. Mr. Kircher...... Rev. G. Gussmann... Rev. Mr. Zimmerling.. Sums under $3.
$26'
OUR morning contemporary thinks the Water Authority has been playing a joke on the in- habitants of this Colony. We understand the Authority to say that water wasn't wanted lately at the Peak, as the people there are up in the clouds. The Authority is under one, owing to the depressing dampness, and doesn't see why he should food his lower levels with cold water. Water joke!
THE FRENCH AT AMOY.
The master of the steamlaunch Sun Sum Search was shown the manifest and Bill of Lad- and gaily tootled his whistle whilst lying along. Kuching to Linbang. The opium farmer side the wharf at Yau-ma-ti. The music thereupon alleged one of the tins had been brought along Lance Sergeant Burchill and an broached! interview with Mr. Hazeland who thought the whistling worth five dollars to the Colony.
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GAMBLING RAID.
THE PLAGUE.
The following morning the majesty of the Law was set in motion-after Labuan fashion -and the case set down for hearing it 10.30, a.m. at which hour those interested repaired to the Court, where the Police Magistrate suddenly Lance Sergeant Peter Angus raided a gainb-expressed his inability to decide the case, there arrested the three proprietors and fourteen order that the Resident, as judge of the General ling house at 8 p.m. on the 9th instant and fore it was postponed until the afternoon in coolies who were gambling. The keepers of Court, might adjudicate and give us the benefit the house were this morning fined Sto each by of his superior legal acumen, (Ear those Mr. Hazeland, and the rest contributed a couple readers who have no experience of Norporaen, of dollars each to the public funds.
suffice to say all legal fuininarielen theterritory, are amateurs, there being professionally. trained judge or magistrate in the country Number of cases reported (Chinese95 B. N. 1. Company were entrusted with the Without hearing witnesses for the defence, who were there to prove that eye since the up till noon of the 9th Other Asiatics 2 administration of the Colony and from time Number of cases reported Chinese calling at Labuan bring plum in transit
April, 1901
(Europeans immemorial before, neals every aleamer during the past 24 hours
Other Asiatics under similar conditions, judge to the sur- Europeans......
prise of all present, and the whah Colony, Fred Total number of cases reported to date...97. ordered, the steamer
the Captain Sr. (one dilbaby and, costs but Number of deaths reported (Chinese........89 uns of opium wers produced in court, weighed tobe immediately confiscated. Her value is $30,000 §: The two up till noon of the 9th Other Asiatics
and found to contain exactly 42 catties each- April, 190!
(Europeans the exact weight as per manifest-therefore the Number of deaths reported (Chinese 5 opum farmer's contention that one had been
Other Asiatics a broached proved frious, ben fetres during the past 24 hours Europeans. The steamer, which was lying at the wharf Total number of deaths recorded to date...94 then forcibly taken possession of by the police, the-private property of the Rajab Brooke was and without allowing the Captain to take rom mand, taken out under steam. to the centre of :” the harbour and there anchored. Fortunately for the chartered Company they did not haut down the flag as was first suggested in Court,
who fortunately happened to be in residence in Whilst this proceeding was going on, the Sarawak agent went to interview the Governor, Labuan, with the result that an order sub sequently came down to release the steamer, s the opium, however, remaining still in the,pos- session of the Count,
(From our own Correspondent.)
AMOY, 6th April, 1951. The French chartered cable ship Dioliban of Marseilles anchored. a few cable lengths Cable station on Kulamgsu early on Wednes south of the terminus of the Eastern Extension day morning, In answer to unofficial inquiries she was reported to be a French chartered store ship; regarding official inquiry, the applicants were referred to the Commanding Officer of the French cruiser Descartes now about three weeks anchored in our port, Some time later the The more one hears of the stupid blunders
Diolibak was observed steaming about and the made by the British North Borneo Company
Impression, from eye-witnesses, is that she was in the administration of their territory, the
laying cable. The authorities of the port pre- more convinced one becomes that the time
witich no doubt has an important political serve the greatest reticence about the matter, has arrived for the British Government to
significance. The Diolink steamed away step in and take the country over. The
from the port without affording any further second incident related by our correspondent
information. It is rumoured that a second shows the very peculiar methods adopted by
cable ship was off the harbour and that a direct the Company. That a man should be fined
communication has been established, whether for having a promissory note made out by
has not yet been able to as certain, with Fuochow or Saigon your correspondent an unqualified man is almost beyond belief,
8th April. and means that the Company are apparently playing directly into the hands of the one
Today is the first mail since recent occur ences here and I will explain in detail. The man who practises law. As he, according 17 is not generally known that there are French steamer Dielibal arrived on Wednes to our correspondent, is unqualified, we traces of snake wonship at Penang. On the day last and was very reticent as to movements utterly fail to see the aim of the Borneo lise of the proposed Hill Railway near laying cable from a point near the Eastern and business. She was observed later to be Court. We hear that there is likely to be a Moniot's Road there is a mangosteen tree in Extension cable landing and is reported to representation made to the High Commis- which a snake lives. This snake is worshipped have laid out to Chapel Istand. She returned sioner on this subject and, if the facts are as and the tree is held to be sacred, none of its
on Saturday, with the cable end still on the stated, it certainly requires looking into.fruit being touched. At Sungei Kluang, there I saw myself. This move has taken every one reel and nearly all cable in ship expended, as No wonder that Governor CLIFFORD refused
is a Chinese temple where snakes are kept by surprise although an Indo-China cable man, to stay long in the service of the Company. near the idol and are ipoked upon as holy, by name Brian, has been in the port about the
weeks. Shortly after the arrival of the Diolibak WEATHER REPORT.
MR. E. P. Gueritz, the Government Secretary on Saturday the Vink-Long troopship came in in British North Borneo, has introduced golf and for several hours no one was allowed on at Sandaken and a very fair preliminary course board. She has about 500 men and is non coal may be had by using part of the grounds of The Descartes remains here. The Tsuchi Kan ing expecting to leave for the North this evening. the Goverment Secretary's official residence quiser arrived yesterday and, the Suma Kan and the Bintangor Besar Estate, giving an Is expected today. The French cable in or will ares of about 16 acres, with room for holes, he connected at Chapel. Island with a line to with a drive of about 250 yards between each as. The end is not on shore, but a strong On for evenings several gentlemen "ge the fast 10 a post on the beach, so that it can be Jawser, attached to the end has been made pulled in at any time Total amber of deaths recorded
The Observatory report says On the roth, at 12.5 p.m. the barometer has risen slightly, on the coast of China, fallen in the extreme North The depression seems to
have moved into the Sea of Japan. Gradients slight on the China coast and in the N. part of the China Sea. Forecast-Moderate NE. winds; drizzling rain,
round
SMALL-POX,
up till noon of the 9th Other Asiatics 6 Number of cases reponed (Chinese 44.
Number of cases reported Other Asiatics
April, 1901...
Europeassa...Io Chinese during the past 24 hours Europeans
1
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Total number of cases reported to date...60 Number of deaths reported (Chiness35 up till noon of the pth Other Asiatics 2 Number of deaths reported Chinese
Apr, 1901
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It now remains to be seen what action the Rajah will take against the outrage, detention his mail service. of his steator and consequent dislocation of
This is one more proof of the unsatisfactory administration of the law under a chartered Company, and demonstrates the necelily of